A Poem
Jesus Christ, the Incomparable... |
More than nineteen hundred
years ago there was a man born contrary to the laws of life.
This man lived in poverty
and was reared in obscurity.
He did not travel extensively.
Only once did He cross
the boundary of the country in which He lived;
that was during His
exile in childhood.
He possessed neither
wealth nor influence.
His relatives were inconspicuous
and had neither training nor formal education.
In infancy He startled
a king;
in childhood He puzzled
doctors;
in manhood He ruled
the course of nature, walked upon the billows as if pavements, and
hushed the sea to sleep.
He healed the multitudes
without medicine and made no charges for His service.
He never wrote a book,
yet all the libraries
of the country could not hold the books that have been written about
Him.
He never wrote a song,
and yet He has furnished
the theme for more songs than all the songwriters combined.
He never founded a college,
but all the schools
put together cannot boast of having as many students.
He never marshaled an
army, nor drafted a soldier, nor fired a gun;
and yet no leader ever
had more volunteers who have, under His orders, made more rebels
stack arms and surrender without a shot being fired.
He never practiced medicine
and
yet He healed more broken
hearts than all the doctors far and near.
Every seventh day the
wheels
of commerce cease their turning and multitudes wend their
way to worshiping
assemblies to pay homage and respect to Him.
The names of past, proud
statesmen of Greece and Rome have come and gone.
The names of past scientists,
philosophers, and theologians have come and gone,
but the name of
this man abounds more and more.
Although nineteen hundred
years between the people of this generation and the scene of
His crucifixion
have passed,
yet He still lives.
Herod could not destroy
Him and the grave could not hold Him.
He stands forth upon
the highest pinnacle of heavenly glory,
proclaimed of GOD,
acknowledged by
angels,
adored by saints, and
feared by devils,
as the living personal
Christ, our Lord and
Saviour.
Author unknown...
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